Monday, May 20, 2019

Cuba related panels and events at LASA Boston May 24 - 26

This is an incomplete list, created from the topics that caught my attention at the annual convention of the Latin American Studies Association. Many prospective Cuban participants cannot attend because of the complications of obtaining visas in Havana. For complete program, click herehttps://www.lasaweb.org/uploads/lasa2019-program-final_en.pdf

WELCOME CEREMONY Friday, May 24, 7:30 pm Hotel: Marriott
Copley Place Room: Salon E All registered participants are invited to attend
the LASA2019 Welcome Ceremony. LASA awards for this year will be announced
during this ceremony including a brief recognition of awardees. WELCOME
RECEPTION Friday, May 24, 8:30 pm Hotel: Marriott Copley Place Room: Salon E
and F All registered participants are invited to attend the LASA2019 Welcome
Reception following the Welcome Ceremony.

Saturday 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Rice in the Time of Sugar: The
Political Economy of Food in Cuba (University of North Carolina Press) - Louis
A. Perez Jr

625 // LAT - Workshop - Saturday, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, MCP Salon
C Cuba – U.S. Relations in the 19th Century and Now: Emilia – An Untold Latinx
Story Session Organizer: Lillian Manzor, University of Miami Chair: Lillian
Manzor, University of Miami Presenters: Carmen E Lamas, University of Virginia
Lisandro Pérez, John Jay College, City University of New York

The Cuban Revolution 60 Years Later Saturday, May 25 4:00
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Location: Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel, Salon E
Organizers: Carlos A. Aguirre (University of Oregon) Lynn M. Stephen
(University of Oregon) Chair: Alejandro De La Fuente (Harvard University)
Presenters: Zuleica Romay (Casa de las Américas) Carlos Alzugaray Treto
(Revista Temas) Carmelo Mesa-Lago (University of Pittsburgh) Lillian Guerra
(University of Florida) ABSTRACT On January 1, 1959, Cuban dictator Fulgencio
Batista fled the country; a week later, revolutionary troops led by Fidel
Castro entered Havana to the jubilation of most Cubans, who saw in them the
promise of a democratic, egalitarian, and sovereign society. The revolutionary
victory changed the course of history for Cuba and the entire Western Hemisphere
and effectively improved the lives of most Cubans through radical social
reforms. Over the next few years the United States punished Cuba with an
economic embargo and other measures, Fidel declared the socialist nature of the
revolution, a single-party system was imposed, and political opposition was
banned. Today, 60 years later, many things have changed, but many others remain
in place. The revolution’s goals and promises continue to inspire and mobilize
people in Cuba and beyond, but the challenges and setbacks it has faced are
also part of its legacy. This session will address the various dimensions of
the past, present, and future of the revolution.